Best dark & gritty Chinese web series in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

16 web series in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.0. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. The World Between Us (2019)

Web series · Chinese · 2 seasons · Drama · IMDb 8.8 (3.3K votes)

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A ten-part hour-long series that follows the aftermath of a mass-shooting where all parties involved - the killer, the victims, the victims’ families, the media and the defense teams, whose fates are all intertwined.

Prime Video
2. The Victims' Game (2020)

Web series · Chinese · 2 seasons · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (2.4K votes)

TwistyMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger's syndrome risks everything to solve the case.

Netflix
3. Light the Night (2021)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.4 (1.8K votes)

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In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.

Netflix
4. Copycat Killer (2023)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.0 (2.9K votes)

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When a spate of grisly murders throws a city into chaos, a tenacious prosecutor must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator.

Netflix
5. The White Olive Tree (2025)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.7 (762 votes)

Visually stunningDark & grittyHeartwarmingSerious

During an interview mission in the turbulent East Country, Song Ran, a female reporter from Liangcheng Satellite TV, came across a sudden danger. Thankfully, Li Zan, a Chinese explosive engineer who volunteered in the East Country, was able to save her. After multiple interactions, Li Zan discovered that despite appear

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6. Kill Me Love Me (2024)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.4 (925 votes)

Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

In a land torn by war, the three kingdoms of Dayan, Xiyan, and Nanyue have battled for years. Prince Murong Jinghe of Dayan, renowned for his military prowess, suffers a devastating betrayal, leading to the annihilation of his army. Determined to uncover the truth behind the treachery, he seeks justice while navigating

Netflix
7. Had I Not Seen the Sun (2025)

Web series · Chinese · 2 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (748 votes)

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Filmmaker Zhou Pin-yu interviews a serial killer in prison — an encounter that triggers a string of mysterious events tied to a buried past.

Netflix
8. The Resurrected (2025)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (970 votes)

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Two grieving mothers resurrect a scam ringleader to avenge their daughters — but as painful truths emerge, justice slips from their reach.

Netflix
9. On Children (2018)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.4 (516 votes)

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Adapted from the novel by author Wu Hsiao-Le, the series consists of five independent stories about parenting, as well as children's pressures of growing up, when faced with the tragic consequences of social pressure, parental oppression and family dysfunction. Each story is told in two parts in this ten-part series.

Netflix
10. Shards of Her (2022)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (921 votes)

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Waking up from a coma, an accomplished headhunter finds herself in an alternate reality where she has to revisit an excruciating childhood trauma.

Netflix
11. Black & White (2009)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (409 votes)

Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

Two cops who are as different as night and day must team up on a case involving the highest rungs of the government, the military, and law enforcement.

Netflix
12. The Ghost Bride (2020)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 6.4 (1.1K votes)

Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

In 1890s Malacca, Li Lan finds herself in the afterlife and becomes mired in a mystery linked to the sinister, deceased son of a wealthy family.

Netflix
13. Detention (2020)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 6.4 (745 votes)

TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

During the period of martial law in 1960s Taiwan, some teachers and students from Cui Hua High School were arrested for possessing banned books. A female student fell to her death and rumors spread of a ghost haunting the campus. Thirty years later, the draconian culture of the school remains unchanged as a new transfe

Netflix
14. Til Death Do Us Part (2019)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 6.2 (250 votes)

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Based on the speculative short stories of MirrorFiction, this sci-fi thriller anthology plunges headlong into our deepest desires -- and darkest fears.

Netflix
15. Nowhere Man (2019)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Crime, Action & Adventure · IMDb 5.7 (491 votes)

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Two nefarious schemes taking place 10 years apart entangle a dauntless triad member, who must break out of prison to rescue a loved one.

Netflix
16. The Vendetta of An (2025)

Web series · Chinese · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 5.8 (10.1K votes)

Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

Xie Huai'an, son of the Huben Army's creator, survives his family's massacre. After ten long years in hiding, he returns to Chang'an disguised as a lowly registrar, moving step by step through jianghu clashes and palace power plays in a tense battle of wits to avenge his family and safeguard the realm.

Netflix